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The Sunday Post reports Annette complained to the General Medical Council (GMC) that the doctor failed to recognise Britney was suffering from depression, failed to properly advise her, make a referral to mental health services or to initiate safeguarding procedures.

It's understood the GMC sought advice from an independent expert as part of the probe into Annette's complaint, which resulted in no action being taken against the GP who prescribed the month's supply of powerful beta-blockers.

Distraught Annette, who only found out her daughter had been prescribed Propanolol after she died over an overdose, told the Sunday Post she fears doctors are handing out pills “like sweeties” and that the current system “letting young people down”.

She said: “The GMC’s refusal not to find Britney’s GP at fault has been a devastating blow.

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However as part of the investigation, medical notes taken during consultations were looked at and found Britney turned down psychological counselling she was previously offered.

The independent expert commissioned by the GMC said the teen should have been referred to the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services for specialist help and that failure to consider such a referral resulted in Britney's treatment falling “seriously below the standard expected”.

In its decision reasoning, the body said: “It does appear there was significant information in (Britney’s) personal life that was not shared, that had it been known may have changed the outcome of the consultation.”